River Bend News

Barbara Pilcher believes there's no such thing as having too many cooks in the kitchen.

Preparation for an updated plan to help Craven County and many of its cities and towns recover from a disaster was introduced to the Board of Commissioners this week.

Despite the rain, wind and cold, pet owners paraded their dogs of all shapes and sizes through downtown New Bern on Saturday as part of the third annual Santa Paws on Parade event.

Nearly 400 youngsters will be assured of having an important Christmas present this year - new shoes.

Joe Morris monitors the garage sale at his home in the Pier Pointe neighborhood of River Bend today.

New Bern police arrested four adults and one juvenile for a September break-in at the Coastal Carolina Honda dealership at 3774 Dr.

Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. today. If you are unsure of your polling place, go to www.sboe.state.nc.us. From there, click on "Voter Registration," then click "Check Your Registration," then "Voter Lookup." Enter your name and county, and the Web site will show you the nearest polling place.

When a Food Lion shopper came out of the store on Saturday with a canned food donation, a green caterpillar and Alice from Lewis Carroll's story "Alice in Wonderland" burst into applause.

Four candidates filed with the Craven County Board of Elections to be in the running on Tuesday for three open seats on the River Bend Town Council.

Voters eager to make their Nov. 3 election choices official may cast ballots beginning today in races in five municipalities and a sanitary sewer district in Craven County, three in Pamlico County, and two in Jones County.

Gas prices have taken another slight dip locally and nationally as the week begins.

Anyone finishing a plastic bottle of soda, milk or cough syrup today has to find a different place than the trash can to toss it.

Craven County elections chief judges and precinct judges were welcomed Thursday with a meet-and-greet reception at the Craven County Board of Elections office.

Live music, arts and crafts and homemade food highlight the Alma Music & Arts Festival on Sept.

Road work improvements to U.S. 17 at one of the main River Bend intersections are set to begin this week and work is scheduled to continue on N.C. 101 east of Havelock if weather permits.

Enough candidates to fill full slates for open offices in all 2009 Craven County municipal elections paid and completed paperwork to file before the noon deadline passed Friday.

Election ballot names for one mayor's seat and four members on various town and city boards were added on Tuesday with filers entering the races in Craven County.

Filing began slowly on Monday for open seats in five Craven County municipalities with elections this year.

It's no exaggeration to say that Audrey Muller has had a lifelong love affair with books.

The public art project to place decorative bears throughout New Bern for the city's 300th anniversary in 2010 has its first inhabitant downtown.